Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday hinted that new Covid-19 guidelines could be brought out in view of the infections appearing in clusters and the possible scenario this month and in January next year.
Last week, Karnataka’s Chikkamagaluru district reported 101 cases of coronavirus in Jawahar Navodaya School. Of the 101 cases, 90 are students and 11 staff.
Before that, 29 students were found Covid-19 positive at a private nursing school in Karnataka’s Shivamogga.
CM Bommai, who met experts and health officials on Wednesday, said that details pertaining to Covid-19 figures in November will be presented before the cabinet today.
CM Bommai on new Covid-19 guidelines in Karnataka:
“Whatever is happening with regard to the Omicron variant and the developments taking place in COVID-19 clusters will be placed before the cabinet and accordingly a decision will be taken on issuing a fresh set of guidelines,” he told reporters.
Bommai said he has to keep the current situation in mind because COVID-19 cases are seen in only a few districts whereas it is in control in other places.
“If we have to bring any new guidelines it should be for the entire state. The Centre has also issued guidelines. Controlling Covid cases in December and January and the need for fresh guidelines will be discussed elaborately in the cabinet meeting,” he explained.
“Considering the present positivity rate, there is no need to panic. But still, caution would continue as the committee has advised. Separate Guidelines would be issued for hostels which would include sanitisation, serving of food in staggered batches, maintaining distance, compulsory double dose vaccination for cooking personnel, and setting up isolation rooms. Special standard operating procedures would also be released for managing Covid clusters in Bengaluru and other places,” Bommai said.